The Oregon Department of Education recently awarded HSD a $248,000 Career-Technical Education (CTE) Revitalization Grant for the 2023-25 biennium! With these funds, HSD aims to grow its existing Health Sciences Programs of Study to ones of high quality, expanding certifications and courses at all four comprehensive high schools in areas such as Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA), Dental Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Phlebotomy, and more.
In partnership with Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Services, OHSU, and Century Dental, the HSD Health Sciences programs will rebuild internship opportunities post-COVID, and connect students to work-based, career-connected coursework and certifications with culturally and linguistically diverse partners.
Through these expansions, HSD will offer students multiple pathways to success after graduating from high school: 1) Immediately entering the workforce in the field of healthcare; 2) Pursuing an associate degree; or 3) Enrolling in a four-year college or university. All three options promise jobs that are high-wage and high-demand in the growing, diverse healthcare industry.
HSD offers five CTE Health Science programs: Century High School Health Science, Glencoe High School Health Science, Hillsboro High School Bioscience Technologies, Hillsboro High School Sports Medicine, and Liberty High School Health Sciences. We look forward to the positive outcomes this grant and its associated projects and activities will have for students across the district.
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